Tacheng Prefecture

Tacheng Prefecture
塔城地区 (Chinese)
تارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى (Uyghur)
تارباعاتاي ايماعى (Kazakh)
Tarbagatay, Chuguchak, Qoqek
Prefecture
Usu in Tacheng Prefecture
Usu in Tacheng Prefecture
Tacheng prefecture (red) in Ili prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange)
Tacheng prefecture (red) in Ili prefecture (light red) and Xinjiang (orange)
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceXinjiang
Sub-provincialIli Prefecture
Area
 • Total98,824 km2 (38,156 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total992,444
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
GDP[1]
 • TotalCN¥ 69.7 billion
US$ 10.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 54,095
US$ 7,842
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
ISO 3166 codeCN-XJ-42
Websitexjtc.gov.cn
Tacheng Prefecture
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese塔城地区
Traditional Chinese塔城地區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǎchéng Dìqū
Wade–GilesT'a3-ch'eng2 Ti4-ch'ü1
IPA[tʰàʈʂʰə̌ŋ tîtɕʰý]
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingتَاچٍْ دِکِیُوِ
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese塔尔巴哈台地区
Traditional Chinese塔爾巴哈台地區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǎ'ěrbāhātái Dìqū
other Mandarin
Xiao'erjingتَاعَربَاحَاتَیْ دِکِیُوِ
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicТарвагатай тойрог
Mongolian scriptᠲᠠᠷᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠠᠢ ᠲᠣᠭᠤᠷᠢᠭ
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCTarvagatai toɣoriɣ
Uyghur name
Uyghurتارباغاتاي ۋىلايىتى‎
Transcriptions
Latin YëziqiTarbaghatay wilayiti
Yengi YeziⱪTarbaƣatay wilayiti
SASM/GNCTarbagatai wilayiti
Siril YëziqiТарбағатай вилайити
Uyghur IPA[tarbaʁataj]
Kazakh name
Kazakhتارباعاتاي ايماعى
Tarbaǵataı Aımaǵy
Тарбағатай аймағы

Tacheng Prefecture (Chinese: 塔城地区; pinyin: Tǎchéng dìqū) is located in northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 98,824 km2 (38,156 sq mi) and a population of 992,444 (2020). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclave in the middle of Tacheng.

  1. ^ 新疆维吾尔自治区统计局、国家统计局新疆调查总队 (2021). 《新疆统计年鉴－2020》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9457-5.